City government · Alameda County, CA

Union City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union City took in $116 million and spent $84.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes60%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)11%County and local tax money7.5%State tax money4.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

14%

of Union City's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes60%

Property tax
22%$26.1 million
Other taxes
20%$23.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.7 million
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$621 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$21.0 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$282 thousand
  • Transit fares$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
14%$16.6 million

State tax money4.7%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.7%$5.5 million

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$8.8 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2.1 million
Fines
0.2%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Housing and community development3.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

56%

of Union City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$47.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$30.0 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$13.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$10.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
  • Public transit$2.0 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$973 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$723 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$723 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$260 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$260 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Union City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Union City itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.